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# Log time

> Log time on a ticket or project, billable or not. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/accelo/log_time

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Log time on a ticket or project, billable or not.

Accelo API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/accelo.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/accelo/againsts/{against_id}/times`

Access: write.

Creates a time entry on a ticket or project for the minutes and day you give, as you, with a subject. Time on tickets and projects is billable unless you pass billable false. The entry reaches no one and nothing is invoiced from it until you approve the time in Accelo. Edit or delete the entry in Accelo if it is wrong, so it does not ask for confirmation.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `against_type` | enum | yes | ticket or project. |
| `against_id` | integer | yes | Ticket or project ID. |
| `minutes` | integer | yes | Minutes to log. |
| `subject` | string | yes | What the time was spent on. |
| `date` | string | no | ISO date of the work. Default: today. |
| `billable` | boolean | no | Default: true. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/accelo/againsts/1042/times \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"against_type":"ticket","minutes":45,"subject":"Export fix","billable":true,"date":"2026-10-16"}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("accelo", "log_time", {"against_type":"ticket","against_id":1042,"minutes":45,"subject":"Export fix","billable":True,"date":"2026-10-16"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('accelo', 'log_time', {"against_type":"ticket","against_id":1042,"minutes":45,"subject":"Export fix","billable":true,"date":"2026-10-16"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call accelo log_time --data '{"against_type":"ticket","against_id":1042,"minutes":45,"subject":"Export fix","billable":true,"date":"2026-10-16"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "activity_id": 5564,
  "against": {
    "type": "ticket",
    "id": 1042
  },
  "subject": "Export fix",
  "minutes": 45,
  "hours": 0.75,
  "billable": true,
  "date": "2026-10-16"
}
```

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